Bali, Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, says that government officials cannot sleep until they boost Indonesia visitor numbers to equal or exceed those of neighboring countries like Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Date: October 2, 2016 Source: Bali News Bali Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya says higher Indonesia visitor counts must be achieved. [...]
Speaking at the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Tourism Ministry Deputy for International Tourism Development, I Gede Pitana, is optimistic that the 12 million foreign tourists target 2016 will be achieved with 3 million more (15 million) in 2017. Date: October 2, 2016 Source: Bali News Indonesia Tourism Minister targets 25% [...]
Indonesia Tourism Development Coporation (ITDC) says that the huge Mandalika mega-resort will be open for business in 2018. Many think this is an overly optimistic goal for a project so massive in scale. Date: September 30, 2016 Source: The Jakarta Post The Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) said Thursday that the the [...]
Indonesia "will focus its efforts to brand the Mandalika Resort as a Halal tourism destination by actively taking part in related annual international competitions" the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism, Riyanto said, adding that it will take part in the upcoming 2016 World Halal Tour Awards scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi in [...]
Club Med announced plans to open their 350 room Club Med Lombok. Spanning over a 15 hectare site with 650 meters of ocean frontage, the refined "5 Trident Luxury Space" will offer dedicated concierge and personalized services for suite guests. The resort will feature restaurants serving international cuisine, bars serving free-flow drinks and [...]
The international tourism trade fair, Fitur, which takes place annually at the Ifema trade fair in the centre of Madrid, has become one of the biggest tourism fairs worldwide and No. 1 on the Iberian Peninsula. In "National Pavilions", the particularities of regions are presented to visitors of the fair, mainly consisting of [...]
The massive new Mandalika Resort development plan sprawls over 1,200 hectares of land, with 7.5 kilometers of beaches and ocean frontage. Four new Mandalika Resort Hotels have been announced and more are coming as the project finally gains traction and begins to remake the face of Kuta, Lombok. Date: 16 December 2015 [...]
A model of the new Mandalika Resort mega-development is reviewed and discussed by Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla (third right), who received an explanation by Tourism Development Director of PT Indonesia (Persero) or Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), Abdulbar M. Mansoer (second right), about plans for tourism development at Mandalika during the inauguration [...]
Bali's Plaza Garuda at Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) Cultural Park is a ± 60 ha area located in Ungasan, Badung Regency, about 15 minutes drive from Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport. With a future plan of ±120-meter tall and 64-meter width statue of Garuda Wisnu as its main attraction, GWK Cultural Park boasts [...]